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match was evenly matched and on 75 minutes a ball through the centre was left by the Needham
defence, arms raised as they had noticed Stacey Teager in an offside position, but a quick
thinking Amy Chippendale sprinted from midfield collected the ball, rounded the first team
goalkeeper and slammed the ball home.
“January started badly with Danni Lynch, our experienced rock at the back, ruled out for
the rest of the season with a serious knee injury picked up at training. Sadly we also had to say
goodbye to our stalwart left back, Shez Nokes who relocated to Australia for work.
“February saw the return of of our experienced goalscorer Tarnya McKew, who got
straight to work scoring twice, in our 4:1 home win against Woodbridge.
“Seven matches of the 12 completed and we needed just three wins to secure the league
and further bad news came for the team, our goalkeeper Ellie Bird was ruled out for the
remainder of the season. Despite having to play outfield players we secured two wins against a
young and upcoming Stowupland Falcons side and an away win against Woodbridge which
meant that we could celebrate being the first winners of the SGWFL Premier League trophy. Not
only that, our first clean sheet of the season came against Woodbridge, Amie Chippendale taking
the gloves that day.
“Some key performers for the season have been Kirby King, who commanded the central
defence and her pace and courageous performances has been so valuable. Amy Parton - despite
being based in Brighton at university has managed to travel back and play in seven of the 12
league fixtures. Claire Turnbull, a true captain, offering leadership and never ending energy,
Stacey Teager, our top goalscorer with 14 goals, Laura Tuley with seven goals and adapting to
play in midfield although usually a striker, and Chloe Wilson, six goals from midfield.”
Off the field, Andy Parton and Carl Bennett work tirelessly to run the club, obtaining
grants and sponsorships which has allowed players to play for very low fees which has helped
players following the Covid pandemic.
“We are now planning for next season and beyond,” added Parton. “We now have the
opportunity to take promotion to the Eastern Region League and we are also considering
whether we can start a reserves side which would then enter the SGWFL Championship. Or for
our first team to remain in the SGWFL Premier Division and to defend our title. To do this we

Back Row (L to R) - Amy Parton, Chloe Wilson, Laura Tuley, Ellie Bird, Amie Chippendale, Harri Young, Stacey Teager.
Front Row (L to R) - Claire Turnbull, Kirby King, Aimee Berry, Rachel White, Georgia Linden, Sophie White.
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